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Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, yet don`t let Judah offend; and don`t you come to Gilgal, neither go up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Yahweh lives.
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When Holy Places Become Unholy
Commentators explain that Gilgal and Bethel, once sites of God's miraculous work and revelation, were co-opted for idolatry. The prophet even renames Bethel ('House of God') to Beth-aven ('House of Vanity') to reflect its corruption. This warns that even things with a good origin can be perverted and must be rejected when they no longer align with God's commands.
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Hosea
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let not Judah offend - The sentence of Israel had been pronounced; she had been declared incorrigible. The prophet turns from her n…
19th Century
Anglican
Israel ... Judah. —The prophet warns Judah of Israel’s peril, and perhaps hints at the apostasy of some of her kings, as Ahaziah, …
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet here complains that Judah also was infected with superstitions, though the Lord had until now wonderfully kept them from pollutions of …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend That is, though the Israeli…
The people consulted images and not the Divine Word. This would lead to disorder and sin. Thus people prepare scourges for themselves, and vice is …
